Victoria’s escalating coronavirus situation has again turned virus measures around Australia on its head. Here’s what you can and can’t do this weekend.
After nearly three months without any new coronavirus infections, the Northern Territory reported its first case of COVID-19 on Thursday: a returned traveller who had quarantined in a hotel in Melbourne, and then spent a couple of days with family in one of Melbourne’s hotspot suburbs before flying home to Darwin.
However, public health advice will be kept in consideration, Mr Gutwein said, telling reporters the Tasmanian Government will review the coronavirus situation in other jurisdictions over the next month, paying particular attention to the spike in Victoria. New two-pack buying limits now apply to 23 items including pasta, mince, canned fruit, prepacked carrots and cheese, joining theBuying limits are back in place on a number of items, including toilet paper, in Coles stores across Victoria and Tasmania.
“COVID-19 cases have increased significantly, and this direction will help to protect Canberrans and our most vulnerable community members from the potential spread of COVID-19. Seated service requirements at pubs and restaurants have now been removed – meaning patrons can stand up at a bar and have a drink – with Premier Mark McGowan praising residents’ reception to the eased measures over the weekend.
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